@ibstubro Yes mutiple and popular, like I said, our gay community is really cool. We are a college town, too, which probably helps. Lots of liberals and conservatives living side by side.
I remember once in school the guys were being bullies and decided to throw bars of soap at the homeless, but I never heard about any gay-bashing growing up, and trust me, I was in the thick of thing’s with a fairly rough crowd for awhile.
Here’s an article I find interesting, need I say more?! -
The number of attacks against gays is on the rise in New York City, with 68 reported anti-gay incidents this year, 41 of which are assaults and six of which are felonies. In one case, a 32-year-old gay man was murdered in Greenwich Village.
Last year, the New York Police Department investigated 54 hate crimes against gays. But so far this year, there have already been 68 anti-gay incidents, which means the city is on track to see double the number of attacks on gays by the end of 2013, the New York Daily News reports.
While some of these incidents involve anti-gay slurs, others are more serious, involving physical attacks and in one case, murder.
http://rt.com/usa/anti-gay-crimes-double-691/
Real progressive and hip I guess?